Distilleries Co. of Sri Lanka Plc

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Beverages
  • ISIN: LK0191N00003
LKR
60.00
1 (1.69%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Melstacorp Plc

Why is Distilleries Co. of Sri Lanka Plc ?

1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 137.94%
  • Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 20.34%
  • Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
2
Negative results in Dec 25
  • INTEREST(HY) At LKR 163.29 MM has Grown at 261.45%
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 14.67% (YoY)
3
With ROE of 88.24%, it has a fair valuation with a 15.20 Price to Book Value
  • The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 61.73%, its profits have risen by 22.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.8
4
Market Beating Performance
  • The stock has generated a return of 61.73% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (Sri Lanka CSE All Share) returns of 41.16%
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Distilleries Co. of Sri Lanka Plc should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Beverages should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Beverages)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Distilleries Co. of Sri Lanka Plc for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Distilleries Co. of Sri Lanka Plc
62.6%
3.38
33.34%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
41.16%
2.63
15.67%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
14.50%
EBIT Growth (5y)
20.34%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Net Debt is too low
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.19
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
9,296.37
Tax Ratio
41.14%
Dividend Payout Ratio
93.99%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
195.78%
ROE (avg)
137.94%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
17
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
15.20
EV to EBIT
10.03
EV to EBITDA
9.72
EV to Capital Employed
25.72
EV to Sales
5.35
PEG Ratio
0.78
Dividend Yield
0.05%
ROCE (Latest)
256.50%
ROE (Latest)
88.24%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

3What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at LKR 22,245.9 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at LKR 14,855.11 MM

-9What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)

At LKR 163.29 MM has Grown at 261.45%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 14.67% (YoY

Here's what is working for Distilleries Co. of Sri Lanka Plc

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at LKR 22,245.9 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (LKR MM)

Net Sales
Highest at LKR 14,855.11 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (LKR MM)

Here's what is not working for Distilleries Co. of Sri Lanka Plc

Interest
At LKR 163.29 MM has Grown at 261.45%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (LKR MM)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 14.67% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales